Big day..... Decided to do the trail.....and every craft store on it.
We did very well, got some Christmas prezzies etc. Quite something to see some of those runs in the day light. I never knew MacKenzie mountain had a valley with a beautiful river at the bottom and finally saw that most famous view that you see on the post cards. It's between north and MacKenzie but it's always been too dark to see it.
Those hills at the end of leg eleven are killers but I think I've always been asleep. And leg twelve is tougher than a level three for sure. Once we were through Margaree forks we left the trail to follow the coast line to Invernes and Mabou. We ate dinner in the Red Shoe pub of course but the music didn't start until ten which we couldn't stay for since we have an early start tomorrow in order to get to the Halifax market. Apparently anyone who wants to can just start playing though.
There was a family eating dinner beside us and when they were finished the Dad went out and got a fiddle. His son who looked to be around nine started playing and boy was he good. He played about three numbers, was given a round of applause and then had his dessert. Talk about playing for you supper. There is a fairly stiff north east'r tonight which made the drive back to the inn interesting but we made it back in one piece.
We're tucked up in bed now so I'll sign off.
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